Lapalala Reserve Report – Quarter 3 – 2021

IN THIS ISSUE Reserve & Biodiversity News:  Lapalala hosts COVID-19  vaccination days on the reserve | Security Dogs | Elusive black storks actively nesting on Lapalala | Alien plant species

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Lapalala Reserve Report – Quarter 2 – 2021

  IN THIS ISSUE Reserve News:  If you can’t measure it, you can’t approve it | Health and hygiene training for staff | Buffalo goes walkabout | Pangolin rescue highlights

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Lapalala Reserve Report – December 2020

The Waterberg is home to numerous rock art sites, so it was a privilege for us to discover another site on Lapalala Wilderness this month. Lepogo Lodge guide, Hendrie Cloete,

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Lapalala Reserve Report – November 2020

It looks to be a happy ending for our white rhino orphans as they were released onto Lapalala this month. The two male calves – named Anton and Lambert by

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Lapalala Reserve Report – October 2020

The perimeter fence has been a focus of attention this month, as part of the ongoing maintenance and expansion of Lapalala Wilderness. The Board approved a decision to replace sections

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Lapalala Reserve Report – September 2020

During September, the tranquil hills and valleys of Lapalala echoed with the slap of rotor blades and the whine of a turbine engine. The 2020 aerial census took place over

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Lapalala Reserve Report – August 2020

One of our cheetah has given birth to three cubs, signifying a promising milestone in Lapalala’s cheetah conservation efforts. Predator researcher, Steve Henley, discovered the cubs on 10 August on

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Lapalala Reserve Report – July 2020

Lapalala Wilderness celebrated International Ranger Day on 31 July with an event to honour our field rangers. Rangers and security personnel from Lapalala Wilderness, Waterberg Ranger Services and Secret Eye

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Lapalala Reserve Report – June 2020

It is now over 100 days since the announcement of a national lockdown by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Despite the easing of the lockdown to level three, the South African economy

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Lapalala Reserve Report – May 2020

As of 1 June 2020, reserve operations have all but returned to normal. We continue to monitor the health of our staff and implement the recommended precautions of social distancing,

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